Twitter is a real-time information network that connects users to share information. It was founded in 2006 and now has over 100 million registered users who send over 50 million tweets per day. Twitter can be used as a resource tool, to promote content and brands, for collaboration and networking, and to drive traffic. The presentation recommends tools for using Twitter at home, work, and leisure and provides examples of third-party Twitter applications.

1. Twitter 101
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What Is Twitter?
Definition: Twitter is a real-time information network that
connects you to the latest information about what you find
interesting.

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Background of Twitter
Founded by Jack Dorsey, Noah
Glass, Evan Williams, Biz Stone
Launched in July 2006
Went from 400,000 tweets in
2007 to 65 million tweets per
day in 2010
3rd most used social network

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Why Use Twitter?
Resource Tool
Reinforce (and expand) Your Personal Brand
Promote Content
Collaboration and Networking
Direct Traffic
Community Interaction

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Who Uses Twitter?
Has over 105,779,710 registered users
11.4% are ages 55+
32.5% are ages 35 to 54
46.6% are ages 18 to 34
9.5% are ages 2 to 17
Growing by 300,000 users a day
On average has 55 million tweets per day
Date from comScore 2010 U.S. Digital Year In Review

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When To Use Twitter?
At Home
At Work
At Play

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Twitter Tools
Peerindex.com - Uses multiple variables to calculate your web authority
TwitPic.com - Allows you to share photos directly to your twitter
followers.
TweetAdder.com - Twitter software that automates your twitter account.
Tweetbig.com - Web based software that automates your twitter account.
JustUnfollow.com - Allows you to unfollow the people that are not
following you back. They list them in order from oldest to newest.

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Summary
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